NCAA Top 10 Play of the Week | Empire 8 Play of the Week

ALFRED, NY – The Alfred University men's lacrosse team fell to visiting SUNY Geneseo Wednesday afternoon 7-5 at Yunevich Stadium.
 
The Saxons (5-4, 1-0 Empire 8) got goals from seniors Jake Lynch (Whitney Point, NY/Whitney Point) and Allen Vitale (Rochester, NY/Brighton), junior Kyle Landrigan (Canandaigua, NY/Canandaigua) and sophomores  Shane Weber (Hull, MA/Hull) and Ian Chedzoy (Watkins Glen, NY/Watkins Glen). Junior Anthony Ricottilli (Cortland, NY/Cortland) and first-year Joey Carra III (Webster, NY/Webster Schroeder) each had an assist.
 
Vitale got Alfred on the board early as Carra III set him up to take the early 1-0 lead at the 12:12 mark of the first quarter. The Knights scored three unanswered before Chedzoy cut the deficit to one to make it 3-2 with 3:27 left in the first. Alfred was able to tie the game up at 4 apiece with Landrigan's goal with 6:36 left in the half. Geneseo would take a 5-4 advantage into halftime.
 
Geneseo opened up the half with a goal at the 11:21 mark to give them the 6-4 lead before Lynch cut the deficit back to one with 5:43 left in the third. Geneseo would put the game away in the forth as Ryan Dorney  mmade it a two-goal game with 11:30 left in regulation.
 
"The effort today was outstanding. I'm pretty happy with these guys' effort," Head Coach Jason Lockner said. "We just turned the ball over too much. We got a little bit of the injury bug and it plays a little bit into so some guys were asked to do some things. If we can take care of the ball, we'll be in good shape."
 
Alfred was led defensively by Weber as he had six groundballs while junior Frank Gavigan (Yorktown, NY/Yorktown) added four groundballs.  Weber and sophomore Ben Cafolla (Seneca Falls, NY/Mynderse Academy) tied for a team-high four caused turnovers while sophomore Jordan Lockridge (Albany, NY/The Albany Academies) added three caused turnovers.
 
Senior goalkeeper Drew Gardner (Whitney Point, NY/Whitney Point) went the distance in net, making nine saves.
 
The Saxons are next in action this Saturday, March 31, as they host Hartwick College in and Empire 8 tilt at 1 PM.